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Dr. Cecil L. Striker was born in Cincinnati, Ohio and attended Oberlin College for his undergraduate degree. While working
on his M.A. and Ph.D. at The Institute of Fine Arts at New York University, Striker supplemented his studies in programs at
Harvard University, the University of Marburg, and Technische Hochschule Munich. Dr. Striker came to the University of Pennsylvania
in 1968 as an Associate Professor in the Department of the History of Art. Full professorship was bestowed in 1978. Striker
represented Dumbarton Oaks during restoration and investigative field work at Kalenderhane Camii in Istanbul. The materials
relate to Striker's major area of work, the archaeology and architectural history of the Late Antique, Early Christian, Byzantine
and Medieval periods (fourth through 15th centuries A.D.). Its geographic focus is on the lands of the former Byzantine Empire
(modern Turkey, Greece, ex-Yugoslavia and Albania). There is also some material from Latin West.

title

Cecil L. Striker Personal Papers

creator

Striker, Cecil L., b. 1932

id

PU-Mu. 1164

repository

University of Pennsylvania Penn Museum Archives

extent

28 linear feet

inclusive date

1957-2009

bulk date

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Dr. Cecil L. Striker was born in Cincinnati, Ohio and attended Oberlin College for his undergraduate degree. While working
on his M.A. and Ph.D. at The Institute of Fine Arts at New York University, Striker supplemented his studies in programs at
Harvard University, the University of Marburg, and Technische Hochschule Munich. Dr. Striker came to the University of Pennsylvania
in 1968 as an Associate Professor in the Department of the History of Art. Full professorship was bestowed in 1978. Striker
represented Dumbarton Oaks during restoration and investigative field work at Kalenderhane Camii in Istanbul. The materials
relate to Striker's major area of work, the archaeology and architectural history of the Late Antique, Early Christian, Byzantine
and Medieval periods (fourth through 15th centuries A.D.). Its geographic focus is on the lands of the former Byzantine Empire
(modern Turkey, Greece, ex-Yugoslavia and Albania). There is also some material from Latin West.